| Kraussella amabile | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Genus: | Kraussella |
| Species: | K. amabile |
| Binomial name | |
| Kraussella amabile (Krauss, 1877) | |
Kraussella amabile is a species of grasshopper in the family Acrididae found in Africa. [1]
In Mali, it is eaten by the Dogon people. [2]
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